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Naxalites blast phone exchange

Staff Reporter

KHAMMAM: Naxalites blasted a telephone exchange at Satyanarayanapuram in Charla mandal in the early hours of Thursday. Some 25 armed persons entered the CDoT exchange installed only four months ago and asked the watchman and other members to leave the premises before blasting it. The loss was estimated to be over Rs.60 lakhs.

The naxalites were suspected to have escaped to Chhattisgarh forests after blasting the exchange.

Meanwhile, the police arrested three persons - K. Shankaraiah alias Shankar, Sk Sandhani and Md. Umar Farooq for allegedly supplying communication equipment, including wireless sets, to CPI (Maoist) leader Ganesh and the dalams operating in Yellandu area. Two suitcases were seized from their possession after their arrest in the Station Basti area in Yellandu town.

Woman naxal surrenders

Nalgonda Staff Reporter writes: A member of Nallamala dalam Rudawath Sakku alias Sakki, 24, of Guntibai thanda in Devarakonda mandal surrendered before the district police. She joined the Achhamepet squad in January 2005.

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